All the medical aid jargon explained (2024)
Medical aid and PMBs? DSPs? PPNs? We decipher the medical aid jargon in plain English so that you are not as confused 🙂
Medical aid and PMBs? DSPs? PPNs? We decipher the medical aid jargon in plain English so that you are not as confused 🙂
A quick guide to how you can change your medical aid plan, including the resignation procedure, and things to look out for, such as imposed waiting periods from your new scheme
Waiting periods can prevent you from getting the cover that you need – but they are not always applied. Find out rules here.
A good medical aid broker can save you R1,000s a year – and prevent many admin headaches. And they are free!
Some – but not all! – people who join a medical aid and are 35+ yrs old will pay a Late Joiner Penalty.
What kind of cover can you expect if you join a medical aid while pregnant? What about cover for your baby?
There are real things you can do to save money and optimize your plan. Example: some plans don’t charge for all your kids.
A quick explanation of how medical aids pay for claims, including the scheme rate, scheme rate, day-to-day claims, and claims for in-hospital services.
There are 4 specific circumstances in which a new member can avoid a waiting period – but it’s not usually in the member’s control.
All plans have different ways they cover ER visits. However, all plans have to cover ER visits that are a medical emergency, since medical emergencies are by default considered PMBs.
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